“There’s a full denial of everything,” said Acevado. “The defense position is that none of what they say happened happened…I don’t know how more clearly I can say that.”

Acevado also voiced concern that Berndt, 61, was being treated by the public as though he had already been convicted on the 23 counts of committing a lewd act on a child to which he plead not guilty in April.

“My understanding is that the cell he’s in is very small, it’s like a 9 (foot)-by-3 (foot),” said Acevedo. “He hasn’t been convicted of anything and yet you would think he serving time for a sentence that he was convicted for and is being punished for.”

A judge set the next court date for August 16, but it appears the preliminary hearing to determine if there is enough evidence for trial won’t begin until January.